Global prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschoolers

Anthropologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 437-456

  Quelly, Susan B ^a   Lieberman, Leslie Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Early childhood overweight; Management; Obesity prevalence; Prevention; Reference standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOCIAL CLASS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80053357680     PISSN: 00035548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-5548/2011/0149     Document Type: Article

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